Duplicate tag



May 1, 1923. 1,453,517

' s.v PENKSA DUPLICATE TAG Filed Nov. 1920 INVENTOR.

Patented May 1, 1923.

()FFI E DUPLICATE TAG.

Application filed November 20,1920. SerialNo. 425,502.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STANLEY PENKSA, a

citizen of the United States, residing at from whence it came.

Long Island City, in the county of Queens and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Duplicate Tags, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in shipping tags and has forv itsobject to provide a pair of duplicate tags and means whereby said tagsare held together.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pair of duplicateshipping tags two of the ends of which are fixedly secured together, andthe other ends of which are removably held together.

With the above and other objects in view I have invented the deviceillustrated in the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improvement in shipping tags,

Figure 2 is another plan view thereof,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal central sectional view thereof, and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the device, certain ends of the tagbeing shown separated.

It is well known that shipping tags used on packages, boxes, barrels,crates, etc, often become mutilated through rain or which the tag issecured has no identification mark to indicate its destination orTherefore I have designed the tag shown in the accompanying drawings inorder that the addresses of both the sender and the party torwhom thepackage is to be sent may be shown in duplicate; that is, on both of thetags,"so if one becomes mutilated it may be removed and the addressesare still indicated on the other.

A further object of the device is in order that the addresses may beprinted on the outer sides of the duplicate tags, and inthe free end ofthe ot other causes, whereupon the package to fixed together at theirsmall ends 4 by an eyelet 5. To the free end of the tag 3 is fastened aneyelet 6 and an elongated tongue 7 which is adapted tobe bent over theedges 8 and 9 of the tags2 and 3 respectively, whereby saidtags are heldtogether at their-large ends 10 and 11. When it is necessary to examinethe inner surface of the tagsthe tongue 7 maybe readily straightened outto permitthe separation of the tags atone end.

Having now described my invention that which I claim is new and desireby Letters Patent is: v

1. A device, as described consisting of a pair of independent tagsidentical in size and form, an eyelet connecting said tags at one endand an eyelet secured to one of said tags at its free end said lasteyelet having an elongated flexible tongue adapted to be bent over theother tag, whereby bothfree ends gether. I

2. A device as described consisting of a pair of identically formedtags, means for 'pivotally connecting said tags atone end and means fordetachably connecting the free ends of said .tags, said last meansconsisting of an eyelet secured to the free end of one tag and havingmeans for engaging er tag. 3. A device as described, consisting of a.pair of tags, an eyelet connecting said tags at one end and an eyelethaving a tongue secured to one of said tagsat the other end and adaptedto secure the other tag to said an device as described consisting of apair of identically formed tags, means for pivotally connecting saidtags at one end and means for detachably connecting the free ends ofsaid tags, said last means consisting of an eyelet secured to the freeend of one tag and having means for engaging the free end of the othertag, said last means to procure of' the'tags'may be held toconsisting ofan elongated to-ngueintegral with said eyelet and adapted to engage saidother tag, said tongue being bendable over the free edges of both ofsaid tags.

In testimony whereofv I aiiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

' STANLEY PENKSA.

Witnesses i BENJAMIN BARKER, Crms. RUSSELL.

